Principals
Education news, analysis, and opinion that focuses on principals and their roles in K-12 schools
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From the time they wake up until they set the alarm at night, school leaders juggle the routine, the unexpected, and the downright bizarre.
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School & District Management
Opinion
Our Schools Are Breaking Educators. We Can Fix It
Making the teaching profession more sustainable starts with a new school leadership architecture.
Professional Development
Lessons Learned About Effective Professional Development for Principals
The best professional development for principals has a lot in common with the best PD for teachers.
School & District Management
Q&A
Three Retiring Principals on What鈥檚 Changed in Schools
These principals reflect on the rising challenges reshaping school leadership.
School & District Management
Opinion
If We Want Teachers to Stay, Principals Must Lead Differently
Here are three ways school leaders can make teaching feel more sustainable.
School & District Management
How Top Principals Advocate for Their Students and Schools
Principal-advocates coach and encourage others in schools to speak up
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School & District Management
鈥榃e鈥檝e Got to Do It With Love鈥�: How This Principal of the Year Fosters Belonging
Sonia Ruiz has been named the 2026 Middle School Principal of the Year.
School & District Management
Q&A
'We鈥檙e Going Grassroots': How a Principal of the Year Is Boosting AP Enrollment
Jason Johnson, the high school principal of the year, wants every student to succeed.
School & District Management
Opinion
A Heartbreaking Meeting With a Teacher Changed How I See Accountability
Too often, principals confuse accountability with fear.
States
'Not Our Job': Principals Decry a Proposal to Track Student Immigration Status
A principals group has publicly opposed efforts to require schools to track immigration status.
School & District Management
How 4 Principals Use Student Voice to Improve School Culture
Principals share how to ensure students are true partners in shaping their schools.
School & District Management
Opinion
Formative Assessments Aren鈥檛 Just 鈥楾eacher Work.鈥� Principals Need to Care, Too
Teachers and leaders often find themselves on different pages when it comes to student progress.
School & District Management
Opinion
We鈥檙e Not Preparing Principals for the Real Job of School Leadership
A shocking amount of school leadership is not about students. It is about adults.
School & District Management
Principal Turnover Went Down in This State. But That鈥檚 Not the End of the Story
North Carolina lowered its principal attrition rate. Those who stay report working conditions haven鈥檛 changed.